Volleyball Preview: Jonathan Alder Pioneers vs. Notre Dame Academy Eagles
The Jonathan Alder Pioneers will challenge the Notre Dame Academy Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Jonathan Alder will be strutting in after a win while Notre Dame Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Jonathan Alder's way against Urbana as Jonathan Alder made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Jonathan Alder was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-6, 25-14.
Jonathan Alder can attribute much of their success to Kylie Trout, who had nine digs and seven aces, and Addison Garman, who had five aces and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave Garman a new career-high in aces.
Jonathan Alder was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Academy lost 3-0 to Perrysburg on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Notre Dame Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Perrysburg's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-14.
Jonathan Alder is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Notre Dame Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Jonathan Alder has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jonathan Alder came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Jonathan Alder have another victory up their sleeve, or will Notre Dame Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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